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Major Cities in Peru

As in any country, classifying the major cities in Peru generally follows the city's population.






However, one must also consider the importance of a city to the population of the region of the country it serves.

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Major Cities in Peru by Population

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City Population
1 Lima 7,870,000
2 Arequipa 904, 000
3 Trujillo 820,000
4 Chiclayo 634,000
5 Huancayo 430,659
6 Iquitos 426,000
7 Piura 400,000
8 Chimbote 400,000
9 Pucallpa 339,493
10 Cusco (Cuzco) 319,422
11 Tacna 284,000
12 Ica 261,000
13 Puno 221,000
14 Juliaca 198,553
15 Chincha Alta 177,000
16 Huanuco 170,558
17 Sullana 162,500
18 Ayacucho 144,230
19 Cajamarca 135,000
20 Tarapoto 123,000



Note, however, that the relative population of the metropolitan areas (that is, the areas where major Peruvian cities that are clumped close together) would bring up a slighly different list and have perhaps more importance than the individual Peruvian cities listed by themselves:

Peru Cities - Metropolitan Areas by Population:

Rank Metropolitan Area Region Metropolitan Population
1 Lima-Callao

Lima Province 9,241,961
2 Arequipa Area Arequipa 1,076,000
3 Chiclayo-Lambayeque  Lambayeque 1,000,804
4 Trujillo-Salaverry
-Otuzco 		 La Libertad 917,470
5 Huancayo-Jauja  Junín 665,000
6 Piura-Castilla
Piura 649,142
7 Iquitos Area Loreto 640,222
8 Cusco Area (Cuzco) Cusco  545,630
9 Chimbote-Nuevo
Chimbote 		 Ancash 506,397
10 Juliaca-Puno
Puno 460,000
11 Pucallpa-Yarinacocha  Ucayali 416,342
12 Tacna Area Tacna 407,412
13 Ica Area Ica 333,255
14 Sullana Area Piura 266,908
15 Huanuco Area Huanuco 254,133

Alphabetical List of Major Cities of Peru 

of Cultural Importance

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Arequipa arequipa_city_peru_mountains
Ayacucho
Cajamarca
Chachapoyas
Chinclayo
Cuzco (Cusco)
Huancavelica
Huancayo
Huaraz
Iquitos
Lima
Piura
Puno
Tacna

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